How do I add a local parallel printer to my Ultra 10 System. Do I need to
open up my parallel port and where do I get drivers.

"Roy Rossi" <roy.rossi@comcast.net> writes:
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>How do I add a local parallel printer to my Ultra 10 System. Do I need to
>open up my parallel port and where do I get drivers.
>

Solaris already has a driverfor the parallel port, the ecpp driver.
The device file is /dev/ecpp0.

So the most basic configuration would be:

lpadmin -p printer-name -v /dev/ecpp0 -I any
/usr/bin/enable printer-name
/usr/sbin/accept printer-name

The option "-I any" uses an uppercase i as the option letter, not
a lowercase L. Some newsreaders use fonts that make it hard to
see the difference.

The printer type (-T) and content type (-I) options can be changed
to the most appropriate type for your printer, but you haven't said
what make/model printer you have.

-Greg
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If you are using a full install of Solaris 8 or newer, you can use
a gui, located in
/usr/sadm/admin/bin
Called printmgr..

This is an easy to use interface for adding printer on a solaris box.




"Roy Rossi" <roy.rossi@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> How do I add a local parallel printer to my Ultra 10 System. Do I need to
> open up my parallel port and where do I get drivers.
>
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